Oyin Handmade has established itself as one of the highest quality, most desirable, just all around cool independent hair and body care brands in the business. I’ve been hearing amazing things about Oyin since at least 2006 — did you know that the brand began 13 years ago? Yep, it’s been over a decade since…
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Beauty Brand History – Queen Helene Has Never Let Me Down
Beauty Brand History is a new regular series I’m beginning here on Afrobella! We all have the brands we’ve grown up using, the brands we’ve known our whole lives. Here are memories and the true stories behind the beauty brands we love. Think back to the earliest days of using a brand of hair…
10 Natural Hair Drugstore or Beauty Supply Brands With Products That Cost $10 (Or Less)!
There are so many ways to live this natural hair life. You can be the DIY natural who buys her own oils and butters and whips amazing concoctions up in your kitchen. You can be the fancy natural who splurges on pricey hair potions and is always down to try the new and the…
You Deserve – the We Are Onyx Box
Bellas, I’ll be honest. Not all subscription beauty boxes are made equal. You sign up and hope for the best, and sometimes you find yourself disappointed by the tiny samples, the overabundance of drugstore products you could’ve bought yourself, or the look and packaging of the box itself. Sometimes you just want more than a…
Natural Hair Confession – I Don’t Really Have A Hair Regimen
When I first went natural, it was all I thought about. I spent so much time in my first three or four years of natural hair, figuring it out. Creating a natural hair regimen can seem daunting at first. The products your hair responded to when it was relaxed, won’t have the same effects…
Five Little Independent Hair Brands Doing It Big
What with the proliferation of natural hair brands taking over retail store shelves at places like Target and Walgreens, it’s even easier these days for aspiring naturals to enter into the world of natural hair products (and potential product junkie-ism). There are indie brands who have made it big, big brands who continue to…
You Deserve: WEN by ChazDean Fall Ginger Pumpkin Seasonal Cleansing Conditioner
This morning I needed to wash the busy week out of my hair. I reached for a product I’d been sent a while back but hadn’t yet tried — WEN by ChazDean Fall Ginger Pumpkin Seasonal Cleansing Conditioner. And lo, I was inspired to the point of poetry. I wrote a haiku to this seasonal…
What’s Your Hair Product Dealbreaker?
Seeing as I do what I do, hair care companies often want to send me product to review. I think it’s my job as a blogger to try out as many hair and beauty products as possible to let you guys know what’s truly a HIT and not a miss. But every now and then…
When It Comes to Products, What Kind of Natural Are You?
As your friendly round the way beauty and natural hair blogger, I get sent ALL KINDS of products to review. Some of them are totally the kind of stuff I’d buy myself, made with ingredients I know my hair will respond to favorably. Others…not so much. But I do my best to at least try…
Aveda Water Warrior Earth Day Giveaway!
Today is Earth Day, and the celebration isn’t just going on at your local park. I’m celebrating Earth MONTH right here, and you – lucky, beautiful bella, you – might win an amazing prize pack from Aveda! I already let y’all know – I’m an Aveda Water Warrior. This month I’m partnering with the eco-conscious…